Bellator has announced two more bouts for the promotion’s upcoming, January 16th card, as Houston Alexander will face light-heavyweight Virgil Zwicker and Marius Zaromskis will battle welterweight Fernando Gonzalez.

Bellator has announced two more bouts for the promotion’s upcoming, January 16th card, as Houston Alexander will face light-heavyweight Virgil Zwicker and Marius Zaromskis will battle welterweight Fernando Gonzalez.

“Our first event of 2015 should be absolutely incredible,” Bellator President Scott Coker said in the official announcement. “We already had two fantastic fights on the lineup, including a world title fight, and now we’ve added a rematch between Virgil Zwicker and Houston Alexander that features some real intrigue after the incidents from their first meeting, as well as Fernando Gonzalez looking to beat his third-straight high-profile veteran in Marius Zaromskis, who is still one of the most devastating and creative strikers in the sport.”

Alexander (16-10-1) and Zwicker (12-4-1) fought in October, but the bout was declared a majority draw, after Alexander was docked two points for illegal headbutts. The latter is 3-1-1 in his last 5 bouts, while Zwicker has gone 2-2-1.

Gonzales (22-13) is coming off a first round, stoppage win over Karo Parisyan in October, and is 3-2 in his last 5 scraps.

Zaromskis (20-8), on the other hand, decisioned Vaugh Anderson in his last outing and is also 3-2 in his previous 5 contests.

Here is the updated line-up for Bellator 132, which will go down in Temecula, California. The card will be headlined by a featherweight fight between champion Paticio “Pitbull” Freire and Daniel Straus.

The October 17th, Bellator 129 card has undergone a late change, as the promotion has announced that James Thompson is withdrawing due to an injury, and as a result, Virgil Zwicker will battle Houston Alexander.

The October 17th, Bellator 129 card has undergone a late change, as the promotion has announced that James Thompson is withdrawing due to an injury, and as a result, Virgil Zwicker will battle Houston Alexander.

The upcoming event will be hosted by Iowa’s Mid-America Center and the main card will be broadcast on SPIKE.

Zwicker (12-4) will be looking to rebound from a submission loss to Linton Vassell in July, while Alexander (16-10) is coming off a TKO win (due to doctor’s stoppage) over Matt Uhde in August.

Bellator MMA has confirmed that UFC vet Diego Nunes will make his promotional versus Patricio “Pitbull” Freire on September 13th. The opening round, featherweight tournament tilt will headline the event, which will be hosted by the… Read More

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Bellator MMA has confirmed that UFC vet Diego Nunes will make his promotional versus Patricio “Pitbull” Freire on September 13th. The opening round, featherweight tournament tilt will headline the event, which will be hosted by the Pechanga Resort and Casino in Temecula, California. The promotion has also announced that former light-heavyweight champ Christian M’Pumbuu has been forced to withdraw from his fight with Vladimir Matyushenko, and as a result, UFC veteran Houston Alexander will take his place.

Nunes (18-4) is coming off a unanimous decision loss to Nik Lentz at a UFC on FX card in January, after scoring a UD win over Bart Palaszewski last October.

“Pitbull” (18-2), meanwhile, stopped Jared Downing at Bellator’s last event on July 31st, after losing by split decision to featherweight champ Pat Curran in January.

Matyushenko (26-7) hasn’t fought since January, when he was quickly submitted by Ryan Bader at UFC on FOX 6. The defeat followed a TKO loss the decorated wrestler incurred versus Alexander Gustafsson in December, 2011.

Alexander (15-9) has won two straight fights while competing for Victory Fighting Championship after dropping three in a row. “The Assassin’s” upcoming bout with Matyushenko will reportedly be fought at heavyweight.

“It’s an honor to be able to fight for an organization like Bellator,” Alexander said in the official announcement. “I always want to take big fights, and Matyushenko is a guy that’s been around this sport since the beginning, and it will be a huge test. I just want to go out there and smash, do what I do best.”

Here is the entire line-up for the upcoming, September 13th card, which will be broadcast on SPIKE.